Telegram from Captain James K. Vardaman to Commodore Byron McCandless

NAVCOM NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT Drafter Ext. No. MAY 29 ADDRESSEES Z 1 245 PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEES RDO WASHN Released From by NERWO Bechar NAVREPBASE SAN DIEGO PPPP PRIORITY ROUTINE Date 29 MAY 45 DEFERRED Unless classified RESTRICTED this dis- patch will be classified PLAIN. ARCHIVES UNATIONAL RECORDE AND PRIORITY SERVICE" ROUTINE If CO. FIDENTIAL or SECRET use special blank. DEFERRED Unless otherwise indicated this dispatch will be transmitted with Deferred Precedence and as Administrative. IF OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW 291936 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP G. C. T. Please leave about one inch clear space before beginning text. TEXT: ATTN CDRE BYRON MCCANDLESS, USN X PACKAGE OF FLAGS REFERRED TO IN ADMIRAL BROWNS LETTER DATED MAY 2 HAS NOT ARRIVED X REQUEST COPY BLADING, SHIPPING AND IDENTIFYING DATA BE FURNISHED THIS OFFICE VIA AIR MAIL FOR USE IN TRACING SHIPMENT X SGD JAMES K VARDAMAN, CAPT, USNR, NAVAL AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT This space is for abstract of previous references. If this is a reply, reference numbers of incoming dis- patch must be shown here. (See Art. 45 (1), OPNAVCOM 19-1.) 16-37543-1 u. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Deliver to Communication Office. Will be returned to Originator's File Room after being receipt stamped in Navcom. OPNAV-19-13-2.